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Girl, you only get one life! Do what makes your happy, and if that's not staying in grad school, then don't do it. There are plenty of great paying jobs out there that don't require a masters. You'll figure it :) Praying for you!

Okay, I'll tell you about my first couple weeks in graduate school. I was depressed, disheartened, CONVINCED I'd made a mistake enrolling, insecure about my abilities, unsure of my real desires/passions/future...I wanted to quit SO badly. I emailed my mentor professor from undergrad and basically told him, I'd made a huge mistake coming to graduate school and HE had made a huge mistake thinking I would be good at it! He told me the first semester is the hardest, that it would get better, that I needed to stick with it, that it was supposed to be scary, that it was good if I felt inadequate at first because I'd have something to live up to.

I have no idea if that's true for you, too, but I listened to his advice and 2 years later...I have my master's and am starting my PhD. It's hard but it DID get better after the first few weeks! If you need anything or want to vent about grad school, feel free to send me an email. loveisadventure@gmail.com

Hope you're doing okay and finding some rest in the middle of all of this!

Thank you, Elizabeth! I actually decided to wait on the grad school thing until I know exactly what I'm doing...I might be moving back home in May and wouldn't be able to continue so I figured starting my masters now wouldn't be the smartest. But that definitely is encouraging to hear that things get better! If I do end up starting back up on my masters I will most likely email you to vent! :) haha